October 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Joins Development Partners in Support of Agricultural Cooperatives On World Food Day 2012
The African Development Bank joins its development partners and member countries today in celebrating World Food Day 2012. Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project
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August 29, 2012
Africa: Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, and Rural Development
Agriculture plays a key role in Africa's development in terms of economic growth, enhanced living standards, poverty reduction and increased food security. For this reason, African… Read more »
Africa: A Workshop On Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
The African Development Bank is conducting a second workshop with the theme "Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development - Africa Action… Read more »
August 23, 2012
Africa: Food Security Remains a Top Priority for African Development
Food security remains an important development issue for Africa, with many countries facing high food costs and periodic food shortages due to climate change, humanitarian crises,… Read more »
July 12, 2012
Africa: The AfDB Finances Local Small-Scale Irrigation in Senegal
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May 28, 2012
Liberia: AfDB Boosts Liberia's Government Efforts to Improve Smallholder Productivity
Liberia, today in Arusha, Tanzania, received an African Development Bank Group grant of USD 46.50 million within the context of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program… Read more »
May 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Participates in Launch of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka joined U.S. President Barack Obama, several African heads of state and leaders from the public and private sector in Washington… Read more »
March 01, 2012
Africa: AfDB Loans ?32.5m to Tunisia to Boost Flow of Irrigation Water
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Tunisian government and the National Sanitation Authority, on 1 March, signed a loan agreement and guarantee agreement for €32.5… Read more »
December 05, 2011
Africa: Hidden Lands - Ensuring Transparency in Acquisition and Allocation (AfDB)
Managing land acquisitions and the interest of local communities Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Emerging Issues Series Focuses On How Africa Is Coping With Global Uncertainty (AfDB)
Over just one year, a series of events ranging from the Arab Spring to the European debt crisis and growing food insecurity, particularly in the Horn of Africa has focused… Read more »
October 27, 2011
Africa: Ninth Annual Partnership Meeting Between AfDB and FAO
The annual partnership meeting on agriculture and food security in Africa between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) took… Read more »
Africa: Insuring Small Farmers Against Price and Climate Volatility (AfDB)
Price and weather-indexed insurance schemes may be needed to protected small farmers who are vulnerable to rainfall and temperature volatility, due to climate change, and to… Read more »
October 16, 2011
Africa: AfDB Marks World Food Day
On 16 and 17 October 2011, the international community will mark two special days that are at the core of the work of the African Development Bank Read more »
September 19, 2011
Africa: Regional Programme to Enhance Pastoralism Endorsed (AfDB)
At the end of a two-day regional workshop on livestock development and drought preparedness held in Djibouti, technical experts and development partners have endorsed a programme… Read more »
September 14, 2011
Africa: Djibouti Hosts Regional Workshop On Livestock Development (AfDB)
Following a regional study on sustainable livestock development in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) that was commissioned by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in October 2008, a… Read more »
August 25, 2011
East Africa: Kaberuka Attends AU Pledging Conference On Drought And Famine (AfDB)
"Time has come to address the root causes of the famines in the Horn." Read more »
November 04, 2010
Africa: Food Security Support for Niger and Ethiopia
The Global Agriculture and Food Security Fund (GAFSP) Steering Committee approved on, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 in Washington D.C., a USD 97-million grant allocations to three… Read more »
October 20, 2010
Africa: Fertilizers, Food Production And Poverty Eradication in Africa
The Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama-based International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC), Amit Roy, has said that fertilizers are strong factors in efforts at increasing… Read more »
October 14, 2010
Africa: 2010 "Borlaug Dialogue" On Food Security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is participating in the World Food Prize-2010 Borlaug Dialogue taking place from 13-15 October 2010, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Read more »
September 30, 2010
Africa: AfDB to Participate in African Agribusiness Forum On Food Security in Kampala
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in this year's African AgriBusiness Forum in Kampala, Uganda, from 3 - 6 October 2010. Sponsored by several partners (AGRA,… Read more »
September 06, 2010
Africa: AfDB Provides CFAF 13 Billion to Help Modernize Gabon's Fisheries Sector
The AfDB recently handed CFAF 13 billion worth of equipment to Gabon's fisheries and aquaculture directorate aimed at modernizing the sector. Read more »
May 19, 2010
Africa: AfDB Commits Usd 40 Million in the African Agriculture Fund
The private sector window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group received, on 19 May 2010, board approval for a USD 40 million equity investment in the African Agriculture… Read more »
November 18, 2009
Uganda: U.S.$ 16 Million for Rural Income Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Tunis, a UA 10.21 million (US$ 16.23 million) loan to finance a Rural Income… Read more »
November 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB At the World Summit On Food Security
The World Summit on Food Security, which is being held in Rome between 16 and 18 November 2009, is being fully supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »